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Black scientists highlight racism in the lab and the field

WASHINGTON (AP) — University of Washington ecologist Christopher Schell is studying how coronavirus shutdowns have affected wildlife in Seattle and... View Article

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By Dr. Margaret Fortune Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Los Angeles) and Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) recently struck a deal that would hurt tens of thousands of California’s Black and Latino children. The deal involves SB 98, a trailer bill to

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By Victor Omondi On Saturday night, patrol officers fired shots at a car Erik Salgado was driving in east Oakland, murdering the 23-year-old and injuring his expectant girlfriend. The incident took place a few minutes before 11 p.m. It was just four days after police killed a Latino man suspected

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